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Defenseman•#8PPI 59Zeev Buium is a 20-year-old defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks. Selected 12th overall by MIN in the 2024 NHL Draft. Born in San Diego, USA. At 20, Zeev is among the younger players in the league.
On the blue line this season, Zeev has recorded 0 goals and 4 assists for 4 points across 16 games. He averages 0.25 points per game on 20:33 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 14–40 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Zeev's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
0
Current: 0
Assists
21
Current: 4
Points
21
Current: 4
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 13-29 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Zeev was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 16 games, 354 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
58.8 vs 57.3 lg
57th percentile
Quality of teammates
43.3 vs 56.8 lg
6th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Zeev takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
17
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.6 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
8%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
21
Offense
26
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
5-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 5-point gap between offensive (21th) and defensive (26th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
5-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 5-point gap between offensive (21th) and defensive (26th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Zeev Buium's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | VAN | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 12 | — | |||
| 25-262025-26 | VAN | 45 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -24 | 42 | 7.1% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | MIN | 31 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 31 | 9.7% |
Form
Zeev's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:49 |
| Oct 29 | @ SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 |
| Oct 27 | @ ANA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 |
| Oct 25 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:59 |
| Oct 22 | vs DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:57 |
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Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Zeev to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Vancouver Canucks this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| Career | — | 92 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -41 | 85 | 7.1% |
D · DET
Liam Ohgren
LW · 7 pts
